diff --git a/HTMLKit/HTMLParser.m b/HTMLKit/HTMLParser.m
index f5042c8..6da0509 100644
--- a/HTMLKit/HTMLParser.m
+++ b/HTMLKit/HTMLParser.m
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 	if (_document == nil) {
 		_document = [HTMLDocument new];
 	}
+	_document.readyState = HTMLDocumentLoading;
 	_document.quirksMode = HTMLQuirksModeNoQuirks;
 	_document.documentType = nil;
 	[_document removeAllChildNodes];